LEESE ING & CO, SWINDON

Directors
Norman Charles Furguson (Father b.1910 d.1975)
Terrance Norman Furguson (Son b.1930 d.2012)
Audrey Patricia Furguson (Wife b.1910 d.1969)

Norman Charles Furguson purchased the LEESE business in the early 1930's and added the ING business after 1945  The actual company called Leese Ing & Co was incorporated 28/04/1951 with the BARKER business added in 1952

The former CROOK factory on Swindon Road, Swindon is shown below in January 1953. This building was taken over by LEESE in about 1913. It was knocked down in about 2005.

Picture taken from Swindon Central Library Flickr feed https://www.flickr.com/photos/swindonlocal/6105953788

This picture shows it just before it was knocked down and the site redeveloped with houses.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/swindonlocal/6105953788

The business operated until about 1973 operating under the Ace Soft Drinks brand which eventually become part of ARKELL.

Below is the actual ACE sign that was on the front of their building in Lansdown road, Swindon.

Original unused Bottle Label for ACE Ginger Beer 1970's

THE FURGUSON FAMILY FROM PLYMOUTH TO SWINDON

Norman Charles Furguson was born in Plymouth in 1910 into the well established mineral water manufacturing company J H Furguson & Sons. He was the grandson of the founder, James Henry Furguson.

The following links give a vivid insight to the Furguson business in Plymouth, their family structure an a devastating incident that changed their family forever.
www.plymouthdata.info/Business%20Houses-Furguson%20JH.htm
www.plymouthbottles.co.uk/furguson.htm


The image shown below on the left is courtesy of Devon Bottles.  Please visit their
site. www.devonbottles.co.uk

From www.devonbottles.co.uk

1/2 Pint Ginger in our collection